muin

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See also: mùin and múin

Finnish

Pronoun

muin

  1. instructive plural of muu

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Scots

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Etymology

From Middle English mone, Old English mōna, from Proto-West Germanic *mānō, from Proto-Germanic *mēnô, from Proto-Indo-European *mḗh₁n̥s (moon, month), from *meh₁- (to measure).

Pronunciation

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Particularly: “/møn/ or /mɪn/, as with mune?”

Noun

muin (plural muins)

  1. moon
  2. lunar month; calendar month

Further reading

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology 1

From Old Irish muin, from Proto-Celtic *monis, *manyā, from Proto-Indo-European *mon- (neck).

Noun

muin f (genitive singular muin)

  1. (anatomy) back (animal's)
  2. top
Usage notes
  • Usually used in the phrase 'air muin (on the back of, on top of, on, upon):
    air muin eichon the back of a horse
    Chuir e seacaid air agus air muin sin còta.He put on a jacket and on top of that a coat.

Etymology 2

From Old Irish múinid, possibly from Latin moneō (to remind, advise, teach), with phonological influence from mūnire (to defend, protect).

Verb

muin (past mhuin, future muinidh, verbal noun muineadh, past participle muinte)

  1. (dated) teach, instruct, educate, rear
  2. (dated) show, point out
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